Coaling-station.



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GOALING STATION.

APPLIGTIGN FILED OCT.Z, 1912.

Patente@ Dec. 23, 1913.

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GOALING STATION. APPLICATION fum) 00T.2,1912,

3:1. Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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A. B. B. HARRIS,

COALING STATION.

APPLIOATIOH FILED mm2, 1912.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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A. B. B. HARRXS.

COALING STATION.

APyLoATIoN FILED owe, 1912.

atented Dec. 23, 1913'.

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EE il ritratti 'iLLIlaM G. ARN, 0F MEMPHS, TENNESSEE,

COALING-STATION.

To @Zt '1c/mut may concern Be it known that l, ALEXANDER B. B. mns, a.citizen of the United States, residat Chicago, county ot' Cook, State ofillinois7 have invented a certain new and une-ful improvement. inCoding-Stations,

supply of coal which may be caused to flow hy gravity through suitablechutes into the top of the tenders. lhis arranfggementI requires thecoal to he Stored at. a considerahle height and7 to bring' it to thisheight, it ie the custom to run the cars 'up long inclines Uo bring themahove the level of the hins or pockets. Theee long inclines areexpensive and musst often be placed on ,e1-hund which could he otherwiseused. llurthermore. whenever a loaded car is required. a locomotivemust. be employed to push it up the inclineand where the capacily ot thecoaling station ils considerable7 a large part or' the time of alocomotive and its crew may he employed in delivering the full cars andremoving the empty cars.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple and compact eoaiingstation permitting any Adeeirecl number of cars to he emptied andremoved without requiring` the services oit a locomotive.

A further object. oli my invention is to produce a simple and novelcoalinf station which will permit the usual working' men with perhaps auadditional attendant. to take loaded ears 'from a convenient siding,unloadthem and run them upon another siding' or continuation of the rstone, without chstructing the main track and without requiring thepresence of a locomotive except to deliver a string of cars and take aStringot cars away.

A. further object of my invention is to produce a simple and novelconstruction and arrangement adapted to serve as a combina4 tion station1to1' coaling, supplying water and supplying sand.

The various features of novelty whereby.'

my invention is characterized will hereina'lter he pointed out withparticularlty in Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1912.

lipiite Serial No. 723,533.

the claims; hut for a inl iuu'ha'staiuline myinvention and of itsobjects an tages, retiere'r'nfe may he ha'l to detailed descriptiontaken the acc(nnpanying dra wings, woe 'ern f Figure l is a sideelevation oit the station arranged 1n accordance with a pveterred formoit my invention, the gramd upon which the station stands heine'omitted; Fig, 2 ia a diagrammatic too plan view o' the station; Fig'. 3is a dit animatie plan view ot the tracks atthe surface level. with thereceiving` elevator down; #l a side elevation, on au enlarged ne end ofthe station; is; a .erosiel on an enlarged scale on line ai l Figi. 6 isa section on an enlarged scale taken just above the receiving` elevatorwhen the latter is down; Fig. *Z iS a diagram of the automaticcontrolling means 'for the elevators; Fig. 8 a dia et the connectionsbetween the elevators, on one side or the latter; Fig. 9 is ay detail onan enlarged scale of a trip device actuated hy the receiving elevator'to shu't oli' the 'ater which serves as a counter-balance; Fig. 10 issection on al1-enlarged scale on line l0--`l0 of t3; Fie'. 1l is a planview ot the parte shown in Fig. l0, the car wheel being omitted; llig.l2 is a detail4 oit the dog.r shown 'in Figs. Y1G and 11; Fig. l?) is asection through one of the elevated rails on the unloading station, nearthe elevator for empty ears showing the automatic chock for preventingthe cars from rolling otl; Fig'. 14 is an end view of a modified form ofstation associated with two main tracks lying heside each other; and

Fig. l5 ie an end view of still another form of station adapted forstill another arrange ment of tracks.

I have heretofore referred to my improved apparatus one particularlyintended to he used as a coaling station and, for the sake of brevity, lhave illuatrated it in the drawings as such and shall conline thedetailed description to thi.; particular emhodinient; it will et courseoe understood that the tender of a locomotive standing on the maintrack. On the structure above the coal pockets 1s a track, 5, on whichthe cars Which are being unloaded are adapted to stand.

lnstead of the usnal longv expensive inclines over which the cars maytravel when being brought into and carried'avvay from the unloadingposition, make use of two elevators, 6 and 7,'one at each end of thestation and each having a track section, 8, adapted to alinev with andform a continuation of the elevated track when the correspondingelevator is up and to forma contlnuation of the interrupted side trackwhen the corresponding elevator is dovvn. By making the siding longenough, the required number of loaded cars may be run upon the siding atone end of the station and they may then be lifted one at a time, by thereceiving elevator,-6, and run upon the track, 5, Where they areunloaded; the empty cars thereafter being lowered by the elevator, 7,

and run upon the siding at the opposite end.

of the station.' In this Way, the service of a locomotive is requiredonly to deliver a string of full cars and afterward to take away astring of empty cars, the main track being left entirely unobstructedeither by the coal cars or bythe locomotive. By making all of the tracksinclined slightly so that the natural tendency of the cars is to roll bygravity through the entire system, no other labor is required to shiftthe cars than that which is necessary to remove a block or chock inorder to permit a carto roll upon the receiving elevator, to roll fromAthe receiving elevator upon the elevated track, to' roll from theelevated track upon the elevator, 7, and to roll from that elevator'tothe siding, in addition to the attention which must be'given to theelevators.

lf desired, the carsrnay be controlled by the brakes instead of bychecks. Furthermore, the receiving elevator may have va chock Whichengages a stationary part when thatelevator is up and leaves thecai-'free to run upon the elevated track While the other elevator mayhave a similar chock similarly operated when the elevator is down so asto let the empty car roll upon the siding. The 'elevatrns may takeany-usual or preferred lorm. ln the arrangement shown, l have arrangedacross the side track at each end oi the unloading station a tower asindicated at i) and 10, respectively, each elevator being guided at'oneend by the structure of the loading station andI at the opposite end byone ot' the towers. l also nosa ,les

prefer to connect the elevators together so that when one moves down theother nieves up, and vice versa. rlhis may be aecoin.W plished invarious Ways. ln the arrangement'shown, (see particularly Figs. l and8,) the elevator, 6, is suspended from the four corners by cables, lland l2. Each of the cables, ll, passes over a pulley, 13, mounted uponthe t'op of the tower, 9, bei neath a pulley, le, anchored at bottoni ofthe-tower, 9, and thence la erally toward the opposite end of thestructure. the same Way, each of the cables, l2, passes up over apulley, 15, at lthe top of the unloadn ing station, down under a pulley,ld, anchored near the bottom or the station and then laterally. The twoends of the cables, ll and l2 on each side of the elevator may beconnected together to a common cable, l?, which passes across thestation to the opposite side Where it is connected to cables, 18 and 19,corresponding to the cables, ll and 12, and supporting one side of theelevator, 7. The cable, 18, passes around the pulleys,

20 and 2l, corresponding to the pulleys, 125

and 14, While the cable, 19, passes around pulleys, 22 and 23,corresponding to the pnlleys, l5 and 16. Each of the main cables may beprovided With a turn buckle as indicated at 2d in order that each cablemay be adjusted'independently of the others. 'dy the arrangement justdescribed it will be seen that neither elevator can move Withoutproducing a corresponding movement of the other, each serving as acounter-balance for the other.

rlhe receiving elevator lifts loaded ears and descends Without a loadWhile the other elevator ascends -without a load yand descends withempty cars. der working conditions', the elevators with Whatever loadthey may carry Will notcounter-balance each other or overbalanee eachother in the proper manner to edieet the raising of the loaded cars andthe lowering of the empty cars. Power of some sort Consequen ly, un imust therefore be applied in order to carryf the cars up and down. rlhispoi-ver may course be applied 1n various Ways, but l prefer to make useor shifting eounter-balances i which may be added and removed easily togive the elevator which is to descend, a greater weight than the otherelevator. This counter-balancing may also be eii'eeted in various Waysalthough l prefer the arrangement illustrated, namely a counterbalanceconsisting of wateigtogether with means for pumping `or otherwisedelivering and discharging the water at the proper times. ln thearrangement shown, l have provided the elevator 7, with a water tank,Q6, which will hold enough water to cause the elevator 7, when Weightedwith an empty car to lift the other elevator and a loaded ear. The tank,26, of course adds guide Where it is fastened to the cable 46 in anysuitable manner, as indicated at 55.

lt will. thus be seen that when there is an empty car on the elevatedtrack 5, held against rolling oli by the chock 48, and a loaded car isrun upon the receiving elevator,

" the chock isv Withdrawn so .that the empty car may run upon theelevator 7, as indicated atGO, and the valve in the pipe 3l is opened sothat Water begins to flow into the reservoir carried by the elevator 7the parts being now in the positions indicated in Fig.

.i and remainingr in those positions until enough Water has beensupplied to the reservoir on the elevator 'l' to cause that elevator toover-balance the receiving elevator and therefore li t the latter withits load. As soon as the receiving elevator begins to rise,

. the wheel of the loaded car which holds the arm 52 depressed, islifted away from the arm and therefore the weight 42 closes the valveLl0 and lifts the chock a8, at the same time returning the lever lo andthe arm 52 to their normal positions. Consequently no more iva-teriioivs into thetank on the elevator 7, and a car on the elevated tracksis prevented from rolling otl` by the chock. The two elevators continuetheir movements until the elevator 7 is down and the other elevator f isup, nothing further happening,- thereafter until some act is performedby lthe attend- ,ants The loaded car is now run upon the elevated track,leaving' the receiving elevator' empty. The empty car is then run oli'of the elevator 7 and the elevators are then ready to be returned, eachto receive a new' load. Before the elevators will return to thepositio-ns indicated in Fig. l, the water must be let out of thereservoir 2G, through the valve 40 35, and the reservoir or tank 27 onthe other elevator must he filled., The filling ot' the reservoir`27 isaccomplished automatically when the empty car is rolled oil ot' theelevator7. 'To this end I have arranged in the supply pipe, 32, Jfor thetank or reservoir, 27, a valve, (il, having an operating device, G2,connected to one end or' a cable, 63, uvhich extends to and is securedto a lever, 6%,

mounted adjacent to the side track at some 450 distance away trom theelevator 7; the a1'- r'angement being such.'that When an empty car isrolled oli of the elevator 7, it actuates the lever G-i and opens thevalve 6l so that water can iioiv into the tank or reservoir, 27.

lVater will, therefore ilovv into the tank or reservoir 27 until thereceiving elevator is counter-weighted satlioiently to overhalance theelevator 7 and its empty tank. When this ov,er-lnilancin,D occurs, theelevator 6 descends and lifts the other elevator until the parts occupythe positions in Fig; l.

ln order to stop the flow of Water to the tank or reservoir 27, I haverovided means for automatically closing t e valve 61 as 65 the receivingelevator' hegins to descend.

lthan the elevated track .5, in

chute 83 may be supported he accomplishe lThis may Aconvenientl,7

providing the actnat valve 61 with an 'arm I: a cable G6 leading up thedirection in which the elevator ten swing the dog as the elevator lt issometimes desirable to make sion tor supplying` locomotives with at thetime they are coaling. l have t' Yfore .lade provision for mairt plv ofsand. llo this end l i (lerncaih thc coal pockets a which is at the samelevel as the and have so formed the structure tha desired, a car may herun across" ing cle 'ator and underneath the coal peck airline" a L 77.;M... .'f 0. cts upon inc track ia., the nini a2 oeing at this timeswung' out of the controlling vulve Li-O and th not he operated. @n theture for the coal pockets one or more hoppers, il, sand. these hoppersbeing o* consiruction adapted to celiver sv comotives. lt will thus heseen '.i car may he run under the coal pockets Where there is sullicientroom to dry the sand in the usual way and supply it to the hoppers. lnFig. la l have illustrated a. arrange` Way so that the ure, SO and Sircp osent. two man. tracks beside which is placed station having' itheretofore described. for supplying coal tive standing on track 8LBeyond per, 3, is a second hopper, 82, Whici is elevated so that adischarge chut-e, 83, may he led therefron'i across the track 8l andinto proximity to 1the track S0. ln this ari nient, the elevated track,Si, will loe l hopper or' coal pocket, il, like th iighcr the iirst formin order that the coal may he dumped inte the higher hopper or pocket asWell as rlhe outer end oi3 the hy a suitable post, S5, arranged betweenthe two ma Consequently the main tracks need only be far enough `apartto permit the rolling stock` on each track to clear the post.

into the hopper 3,

in tracks. l

waage/l ally le a rlilingfj en den proper. Thus, in the man? viewed inthe plan, Jdie ele faeal track, lire lee/ weer; the main track, l, and aSide irf mj, seelimi, l,

er may of course be Conin any' Suitable manint shown, erle sie ,imec' asndieated at 93 incline guide., 9dr, wheni12, aeliuaefl 1n vone direeanel describes" preerrecl l; esire te be Wal Cle'laile lhasa illusgiiieml lo Cover all emen's which come Verl in the definitions ,eliiugthe appended 'nnleafirg eration 1r reer'i ralal lhe opposite a e' @vaterlmaiors having a ister with one i 'rhe rJerreSponln lili. ihe eleva'ed'aler is up. stallion Jing; rail-- he @pipe-aile va'ior ncl 'Jae ele-'ors h ving a ay track, gain lrael, mafie isleringgg' Willi 'ihe 'trackreceiving 'ailway cars, elevalers ai eppe ends o Said slalion, eachelemlfor havin e track section adaped to ferm a eehrh'mauon of the sid@lrach when lhe eerreuwmliugf ele Vater iS down and a eeniimaiea el.'lihe .m ele *ated track ivhen the cerresjimuling elevator is up.

el. In eemhinalimi, a i'naln r; llwajf ir; a side track Connected withthe main lfae L, an unloadingl Stallion lying he.' e the main am trackand ihlerruptlhg the side ir; sai/ unloading sla'liien haring an l lie1r forreeeiving railway ruled an elevator heiweeh l'he side ira-ehi aelv 'the tion, said elevaler ha'ii'irj i, adapted to 'form a centinelehof ille side track when the eleraier if# {loix/ix mail a, 'err`tinuatien of the elevated trae... 'fixen l'he elevator is up.

5. l'n eombinalimh a main a side track eoimeefel willi lh@ anunloading'slatea lying track and iulerrupiaxgg l'l unloading stallenhaving 'for receiving; railw; y an elevaflor between l'he Station., saidelevator ha aelapecl te 'ferm a emrl'mu;i track when he elevator is ewaa; tiuuation of the elev:4 elevalm' up, said terier Chamber at the levelf and a tran-l; in said el register with the tra ,li s l 'mr when rheelevaer la dem (i. le eaiviullmllell, ae an elevalee irah .mi eeivihg;railvay ears la level truffle; en lhs, ef'pes' :'-siaim'h au elevarn.'bew iff level tracks anni the slr, eleyalors having' a track registerwith the elev( correspondim-g elevaer is A 10W-level lraek when 'thecorre valer is (lewe, eeziiieeti e evalmfsl, 'for ea e i bu in eppe iliedi in ene ei' mi contain a supply ei' balance lha Comente er elherelevaler, arial me ear for l'llingf :mil enwlj/iif 'l1 lh combina" aheleva" tra( L ceivihg railway e" level lraelfs el; Lhe e@ vaedtraelow-level i of sal-ll adapefl ie kwhen he r L wir l GIG spendingelevator tween sa eevau, e

travel. together but iny opposite directionss a Water reservoir in oneoit' said elevators large enough to contain a supply of Water sufcientto over'nalance the contents of a loaded car on the other elevator, -andineens for len elevated track on said station for receiving railway carsto be unloaded, lowlevel tracks en. the opposite ends of the elevatedtrack, an elevator bet-Ween each of seid low-level tracks and theelevated track, each of said elevators 'having a tlbck Section adaptedto register with the elevated track "when the corresponding elevator isup and with the low-level track when the corresponding elevator is down,connections betvveensaid elevators for causingthem to travel togetherbut in opposite directions, reservoirs en said elevators adapted'tcreceive Water 'to serve as countentmlances,A

means for automatically admitting Water to the reservoir on one elevator'when a'loaded car is run upon tlie other elevatorand ineens forautomatically admitting Water to noemer.

the reservoirs on the last mentioned elevator when en empty car is taken0H the other elevator.

9. ln combination, an unloading station, an elevated track on saidstation for receiving railway cars to be unloaded, low level tracksadjacent to said stat-ionLtwo separated elevators in said station,l eachof said elevators having a track section adapted to register with theelevated track when the corresponding elevator is up and with the loivlevel track when the corresponding elevator is down, connections betweensaid eie-- vators for causing them to travel together but in oppositedirections, and means controlled by e full car run upon one of theelevators when it is down for setting said elevators in operation toraise the elevator carrying the full car and lower the other elevator.

In testimony whereof sign this specication in the presence of t-WoWitnesses.

ALEXANDER B. B. HARRS. Witnesses WVM. F. FRENDENREICH RUTH E.ZnTrERvALE.

